драть

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic дра́ти (dráti), from Proto-Slavic *dьràti (to tear, to flay).

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Verb

драть (dratʹimpf

  1. to tear, to tear up, to tear to pieces
    Synonym: рвать (rvatʹ)
    драть го́рлоdratʹ górlo1) to bawl; scream one's lungs out; 2) shout songs
    Perfective: разодра́ть (razodrátʹ)
  2. to strip off, to tear off
    Synonym: рвать (rvatʹ)
    драть лы́коdratʹ lýkoto bark lime trees
    драть шку́ру с овцы́dratʹ škúru s ovcýto flay a sheep
    драть шку́ру (три шку́ры, семь шкур) с кого́-либоdratʹ škúru (tri škúry, semʹ škur) s kovó-liboto skin someone alive
    драть с живо́го и мёртвогоdratʹ s živóvo i mjórtvovoto fleece unmercifully
    Perfectives: отодра́ть (otodrátʹ), ободра́ть (obodrátʹ)
  3. (colloquial) to pull out
    Synonym: рвать (rvatʹ)
    драть зу́быdratʹ zúbyto pull out teeth
    Perfective: вы́драть (výdratʹ)
  4. (colloquial) to charge, to fleece, to rip off
    драть басносло́вные проце́нтыdratʹ basnoslóvnyje procéntyto charge an incredible interest
    Perfective: содра́ть (sodrátʹ)
  5. (colloquial) to kill (of wild animals)
    Perfective: задра́ть (zadrátʹ)
  6. (impersonal) to cause a stinging/burning pain
    Synonym: рвать (rvatʹ)
    у меня́ от э́того дерёт го́рлоu menjá ot étovo derjót górloI have a sore throat from this
  7. (colloquial) to run away, to escape, to take flight
    драть во все лопа́ткиdratʹ vo vse lopátkito run as fast as one's legs can carry one
    Perfective: удра́ть (udrátʹ)
  8. to flog, to whip
    драть кого́-либо за у́ши (за во́лосы)dratʹ kovó-libo za úši (za vólosy)to pull someone's ears (hair)
    чёрт его́ дери́!; чёрт бы его́ драл!čort jevó derí!; čort by jevó dral!damn/blast him!
    Perfective: вы́драть (výdratʹ)
  9. (colloquial) to fuck, to screw, to shag

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